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Blur to Shut Down Front-End on Nov 12, 2026; Blend to Stop New NFT Loans

Blur will deactivate its blur.io front-end on Nov 12, 2026, while its on-chain marketplace protocol and BLUR token continue to operate. Blend, Blur’s NFT lending protocol, will stop matching new loans the same day, and existing borrowers must repay before then or face default. BLUR fell as low as $0.014, down 15.31% in 24 hours.

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AI take

The front-end shutdown matters less than Blend's loan-matching halt: it strands an existing credit book, forcing repayment or default by a fixed date, which is where near-term NFT market stress will surface. Because the on-chain protocol and token persist, this reads as a retreat from user-facing infrastructure rather than a full wind-down. The sharp BLUR move suggests the market is pricing exactly that distinction. Whether Blend defaults stay contained, and whether the protocol's remaining activity holds up without a front-end, is the open question.

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